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Amid what has so far been a rocky year, the pope’s Commission for the Protection of Minors and Vulnerable Persons has drafted an updated version of global safeguarding guidelines and has launched a survey for feedback on the new norms.
Pope Francis met with members of his child protection body Friday, stressing the importance of making reparation for past failures and urging them not to be discouraged when it seems like no progress is being made.
Father Hans Zollner, one of the church’s leading protagonists in the fight against clerical sexual abuse, has sought to clarify his reasons for stepping down from a Vatican safeguarding commission after nearly 10 years on the job.
Whenever the pontiff eventually gets back to work, the fate of his Commission for the Protection of Minors will be waiting near the top of his to-do list.